Pocket construction



Dec. 18, 1945. I HQRW|TZ. 2,391,239

' POCKET CONSTRUCTION Filed March 9, 1945 2 Shasta-Sheet 1 Patented Dec.18, 1945 ,HUCNITED STATES PATENT OFFIcE 2,391,239 POCKET CONSTRUCTIONLouis Horwitz, El Paso, Tex., assignor to Hortex Manufacturing Company,El Paso, Tex.,' a firm Application March 9, 1945, Serial No. 581,781

Claims.

This invention relates to pocket constructions and more particularly tomulti-compartment pockets, especially for garments.

An object ofthe invention is to provide a multicompartment pocket soformed or constructed that pocket parts'attached to a backing web or thelike, for example part of a garment, can lie flat against the backingweb so as to present a. neat appearance, but in which the pocket orcompartment-forming parts can be expanded to provide compartments oflarge capacity.

Another object is to provide a pocket construction of the characterstated in'which intermediate and outer'webs are joined to the backing:veb by 'expansible vV-shaped attaching edge seclOIlS.

A further object is to provide a pocket construction having matingV-shaped attaching edge sections joined at a pocket corner in animproved manner. r

Other objects will become apparent from a readingof the following detaildescription, the appended claims, andthe accompanying drawings, inwhich: v 17 Figure 1 is a front view'of a pocket construction embodyingthe invention;

t Figure 2 is a section on the ure 1; V

Figure 3- is a section on the line3 3 of Figure 1; I V

Figure 4 is a fragmentary section of a bottom edge construction drawn onan enlarged scale;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary section of aside edge construction drawn on anenlarged scale;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary section on the line 6-6 of Figure 1; a

Figure 7 is a plan view of a cut blank for forming an outer web member;

Figure 8 is a plan view of a cut blank for forming an intermediate webmember;

Figure 9 is a plan View of a binding strip;

Figure 10 shows the blank of Figure 5 after" I its edge sections havebeen folded;

Figure 11 shows a modified assembly of intermediate and outer webs inwhich the entire outer web, including V-shaped attaching sectionsthereof, is disposed outside the intermediate section; and

Figure 12 is a view showing the intermediate and outer webs assembled asshown in Figure 11 with the binding strip added.

The illustrative embodiment shown in the drawings comprises amulti-compartment pocket including an outer web A, and an intermediateweb B formed and attached in a novel manner line 1 2 of Figpartments.

to a backing web C which may be, for example; a part of a garment. Thepocket construction has a side edge I and a bottom edge 2 along whichthe outer web A and intermediate web are joined to the backing web C.Along the opposite side edge 3 the intermediate web B is joinedthroughout its length to the backing web 0 and the outer web A is joinedto the web C only adjacent the pocket bottom along the short A diagonaledge 4 of the outer web extends from the top of the line 3 to a centralpart of the top edge 5 of the intermediate section. The diagonal edge 4may be hemmed as shown 'at 6 in Figures 1 and 2 but is not joined tom '2by expansible means, preferably pleats or sections with accordion-likefolds enabling all three webs to lie close to each other when thecompartments are empty but permitting the webs A and B to move away fromthe web C to expand or increase the capacity of the pocket oom- As shownin'Figures 1, 3 and v5.5the edge portion of the outer web A along thepocket side I is formed as a V-shaped attaching section 8 including apart 8 folded in under the web- A, and a free edge part 8'"return-folded under the part 8 The free edge of the part 8 is stitchedat 9 to the backing web C, and preferably is turned under at 8. Thecontiguous edge portion of the intermediat web B overlaps and is joinedto the attaching section 8, preferably being stitched as at ID to theattaching section part 8. By folding the edge of the web B at Handspacing the line of stitching l0 from the fold H, expansion can takeplace between the webs A and B along the pocket side I A line ofstitching I! may be run, adjacent the return fold between the parts 8and 8 .for assisting in maintaining the accordion-likenature of theattaching section 8.

As shown in Figures 1, 2 and 4 the edge portion of the outer web A alongthe pocket bottom 2 is formed as a V-shaped attaching section l3including a part [3 folded in under the web A and a free edge part l3return-folded under the part l3. The free edge of the part l3 isstitched as at M to the backing web C, and preferably is 2 turned underat 3. The contiguous edge portion of the intermediate web B overlaps andis joined to the attaching section B, and may be stitched as at IE tothe fold, between the web A and the attaching section part 13*, theextreme edge N5 of the intermediate web B lying against the part I 3* asclearly shown in Figure 4. A line of stitching I3 may be run adjacentthe return fold between the parts l3 and 13 for assisting in maintainingtheaocordion-like nature of the attaching section l3.

Figures '7 to 12 inclusive show diagrammatically the basic or generalforms of the blanks forming the webs A and B, and th binding 1, andindicate the sequence of steps in assembling the parts. Figure '7 showsthe cut blank from which the outer web member A is formed. The blankincludes a body portion, parts 8 and8 for forming the V-shaped attachingsection 8, and parts l3 and l3 for forming the V-shaped attachingsection l3. A diagonal edge strip I! is provided for hemming as shown inFigures 1 and 2. A part is cut out at the meeting ends of the edgesections 8 and I3 to provide resultant mating end edges 8 and [3 on theparts 8 and l3 respectively. The cut out also provides resultant matingend edges '8 and I? on the parts 8' and I3 respectively.

After the sections 8 and I3 are folded the end edge E is stitched to theend edge I3 and the end edge 8 is stitched to the end edge I3 This formsa very neat strong corner.

Preferably the lower corners of the intermediate web B are cut off asindicated in Figure 8 in order to avoid bunching of material at thecorners when the webs A and B are assembled.

In order that the diagrammatic views, Figures 7 to 12 inclusive, may beas simple as possible so as to show the general organization at aglance, some of the parts shown in Figures 1 to 6 inclusive, for examplethe turned under hems 8 and 13 have been omitted from the diagrammaticviews The pocket construction disclosed embodies the invention in theform now preferred, but it will be understood that changes may be madewithout departing from the invention'as defined in the claims.

Iclaim:

1. In a multi-compartment pocket construction a backing Web; anintermediate web; an outer web; pleated edge portions on said outer webforming V,-shaped attaching sections; stitching joining free edges ofsaid attaching section to said backing web; and other stitching joiningthe edges of said intermediate web to said attaching sections.

2. In a multi-compartment pocket construction a backing web; anintermediate web; an outer web; pleated edge portions on said outer webforming V-shaped attaching sections; and stitching joining free edges ofsaid attaching sections to said backing web, edges of said intermediateweb overlapping said V-shaped attaching sections respectively; andstitching joining said edges of said intermediate Web to said V-shapedattaching sections respectively.

3. In a multi-c-ompartment pocket construction a backing web; anintermediate web; an outer web; pleated edge portions on said outer webforming V-shaped attaching sections; and stitchmg joining free edges ofsaid attaching sections to said backing web, edges of said intermediateweb extending between said outer web and the portions of said V-sh-apedsections immediately adjacent said outer web; and stitching joining saidedges of said intermediate web to attaching portions only on the sidesof the vs which are adjacent said outer web.

4. In a multi-compartment pocket construction, a backing web; anintermediate Web; an outer web; and means including pleated V-shapedattaching sections joining contiguous edges of said intermediate web andsaid outer web to said backing web with freely expansible portions ofthe V- shaped sections being disposed between said'backing Web and theedges of both the intermediate web and the outer web.

5. A multi-compartment pocket construction as defined in claim 1 inwhich the outer web cornprises a body portion, :two intersectingV-shaped' edge sections each of which includes a first part folded inunder the body portion and a free. edge part return-folded under saidfirst part, there being a cut-out at the meeting ends of said edgesections providing resultant mating end edges on the respective firstparts and resultant mating end edges on the respective free edge parts;and stitching joining said end edges to the respectively mating endedges. I

LOUIS HORWITZ.

